“Today the mountains have won. My case has shifted the global conversation about what justice means in an era of the climate crisis, and that makes me proud. This ruling shows that the big polluters driving the climate can finally be held legally responsible for the harm they have caused. I am, of course, disappointed that the court reached a different conclusion from the glacier scientists who have studied this region for decades and believe my home is at risk. We won’t receive support from RWE to protect us from the flood risk for now. But this case was never just about me. It was about all the people who, like us in Huaraz, are already living with the consequences of a crisis we did not create. This ruling opens the door for others to demand justice.”
